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Historic Preservation Plan

B. Historic Preservation Briefs & Historic Preservation

Tech Notes Briefs & Tech Notes

The Cultural Resources Department of the National Park Service, in the To read the Preservation Briefs in
full, visit:
U.S. Department of the Interior, started a program in 1975 in which it https://www.nps.gov/TPS/
has continued to publish a series of technical reports regarding proper HOW-TO-PRESERVE/BRIEFS.
preservation techniques. This series, Preservation Briefs, is a mainstay HTM
for many preservationists in the field. When considering a preservation
project on any historic property these resources should be sought out.

Brief 1. Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments for Historic Masonry
Buildings

Brief 2. Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings
Brief 3. Improving Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

Brief 4. Roofing for Historic Buildings
Brief 5. The Preservation of Historic Adobe Buildings

Brief 6. Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning to Historic Buildings
Brief 7. The Preservation of Historic Glazed Architectural Terra-Cotta

Brief 8. Aluminum and Vinyl Siding on Historic Buildings: The
Appropriateness of Substitute Materials for Resurfacing
Historic Wood Frame Buildings

Brief 9. The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows
Brief 10. Exterior Paint Problems on Historic Woodwork

Brief 11. Rehabilitating Historic Storefronts
Brief 12. The Preservation of Historic Pigmented Structural Glass
(Vitrolite and Carrara Glass)

Brief 13. The Repair and Thermal Upgrading of Historic Steel Windows
Brief 14. New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation
Concerns
Brief 15. Preservation of Historic Concrete

Brief 16. The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors
Brief 17. Architectural Character - Identifying the Visual Aspects of
Historic Buildings as an Aid to Preserving Their Character

Brief 18. Rehabilitating Interiors in Historic Buildings - Identifying
Character-Defining Elements

Brief 19. The Repair and Replacement of Historic Wooden Shingle Roofs
Brief 20. The Preservation of Historic Barns

Brief 21. Repairing Historic Flat Plaster—Walls and Ceilings

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